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If you visit Indonesia’s National Library—home to 7.7 million physical books—and do a search with the keywords “West Papua”, “Irian Jaya” or even simply “Papua”, you’ll find a rather modest number of ...
News Indonesia » West Papua » Culture: Indonesian Imperialism Is Alive – And Brutal – in West Papua
Supporters of the independence of the West Papua shout slogans during a rally commemorating the 59th anniversary of the failed efforts by Papuan tribal chiefs to declare independence from Dutch ...
News Indonesia » West Papua » Culture: West Papua and Its Quest for Freedom
Deep in the jungle of West Papua, Tinus pulls back firmly on his bow string and with clockwork precision takes aim at a bird perched high in the canopy. As he releases the bamboo arrow takes flight ...
News Indonesia » West Papua » Culture: Indonesia: Renewed Fighting Threatens West Papua Civilians
(New York) – An escalation in fighting between Indonesian security forces and Papuan separatist armed groups in West Papua has seriously threatened the security of the largely Indigenous population, ...
News Indonesia » West Papua » Culture: In West Papua, the Birth of a ‘Lost Generation’
A supporter of the independence of the West Papua wears headband with the colors of the banned separatist ‘Morning Star’ flag takes a part during a rally commemorating the 60th anniversary of the ...
News Indonesia » West Papua » Culture: West Papua: The Torture Mode Of Governance
Budi Hernawan said it ten years ago: “torture in Papua … has become a mode of governance.” It hasn’t stopped. It’s got worse. It’s got worse precisely because it’s a mode of governance accepted and ...